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dinner in 60 minutes -- >> i do not believe it, but i will check it out. >> you can go to kfc and get a bucket of chicken. >> there you go. 6:00, and we have another hour of news starting now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." >> it takes forever to prepare. everybody seems to be getting ready for what may happen with hurricane sandy. it has already slammed into jamaica. now charging toward the united states. we are alive with how locals here are preparing for a possible impact that could be days away. >> president obama and mitt romney not holding back as they crisscrossed the country. >> a health warning about the unwanted side effects from an old fashioned halloween to greet -- treat. good morning to live for being

with us. i am steve chenevey -- thank you for being with us. >> yesterday was just stellar. we hit a record high of 84 degrees. not quite that warm today, but feeling pretty good.starting out with some patchy fog this morning. misty in a few areas. we will see some sunshine by the afternoon. temperatures will be cooler today. we will start a cooling temperature trend that will last well into the weekend and early next week. the big question mark is will there be a major storm for washington, d.c.? it is too soon to tell. we will keep you up-to-date and the be some of the possible scenarios. we will warm up to 75 degrees this afternoon. we will send it back to the anchors, steve and cynne

simpson. >> hurricane sandy head as a category 2 storm. florida already under a tropical storm watch. the east coast is anticipating some kind of an impact. >> it looks like it will skirt the east coast of the united states. some people already taking precautions. >> people here unfortunately are all to use to dealing with flooding. they have had several instances where they had to find a way to get buckets of water out of their basement. they are preparing now. they say they will keep an eye to watch out to see if sandy has an impact. >> with hurricane sandy eyeing the east coast people in flood prone neighborhoods are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> i just hope it does not happen. there is nothing to stop the water from getting in.

>> he moved to huntington, virginia. past storms have dumped the 6 inches of water into his basement. >> where else am i going toit cannot afford to buy another house. >> sandy already responsible for at least two death and the caribbean is said to be heading for the bahamas. geoffrey carroll plans to clear storm drains. he knows what it is like to clean up after a storm, like the most recent one in september. >> it came so fast. i had to go and rescue people from their houses. >> the good thing at this point is that if it has an impact at what kind of impact could it have here in our area? local officials say they are planning and monitoring to make sure they are prepared if it comes our way. >> thank you very much.

6:05 for now. >> and dale, a serious crash. we will take you to a video. this is south of the little river turnpike. investigation is under way. >> 6:05 right now. 12 days to go before the election. the frenzied pace of the campaigning shows no signs of slowing down. >> president obama writing in florida for the second of his six day tour. then he holds a rally in richmond va., and then ohio. wednesday he visited iowa, colorado nevada, and an appearance on the tonight show with jay leno. >> what is this thing with donald trump and you? it is like me and david letterman. >> this all dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya.

[cheers and applause] >> he says he has never met donald trump, and he did offer a to donate $5 million to charity if the president released his passport and school records. >> many believe mitt romney must win the buckeye state to win the presidency. he sounded confident he will do that. >> the obama campaign is slipping because it cannot find an agenda to kelp the american families. -- help of the american families. >> the electoral college map showed it to be in the presidents favor. paul ryan will be here in virginia today. two weeks before election day, it will run virginia congressman with a scandal. this involving his son. jim moran's son was caught on

camera showing how to commfraud at. >> behind us just a round the corner from the campaign office where this damaging conversation started and was videotaped. this morning patrick moran said he did not take the man seriously. he thought he was crazy but he agreed to step down because he does not want to be a distraction. >> the jim moran campaign is on damage control after this video shows his son discussing voter fraud. the son of a congressman has resigned effective immediately. the band behind the camera, you know as james o'keefe. >>

the u.s. representative has not released a statement, but his opponent is already asking virginia's attorney general for investigation. >> the good part about my opponent is, never surprised always disappointed. that is why we need to have an investigation. >> ironically enough, two days ago jim moran joined onnelly to ask the attorney general to investigate a consulting firm accused of a voter fraud. >> 6:08, still ahead -- a reason for me to lovers to make a little room and in the freezer. klutz who inspired the nfl to change teacher: this is west virginia

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>> good morning, washing we are waking up to a little bit of a fog and some clouds. winds are coming in from the east. we will get the influence from the ocean. that means it will stay a little more overcast we saw yesterday. big changes potentially ahead. we are keeping a strong eye on the cold front. this could be sinking up with sandy and you could see some

interesting conditions late in the weekend. today there can be some delays because of the cold front. as we head into the weekend, if you are traveling anywhere toward florida or the carolina coast, you will want to pay attention to the latest tracks on sandy as that changes as well. 72-77 degrees. let's check on traffic. >> we have a couple of incidents coming out of the district. 395 wants to come across the 14th street bridge. we have a crash. you can see the flashing lights. this is southbound across the 14th street bridge. delays are starting to form. an accident about 4:20 this morning has a stretch of road

closed. a terrible overturned vehicle and a fatal accident. it is south of the little river turnpike closed in each direction. >> it is 6:13 and we are looking at 60 degrees. >> a warning from the fda about the dangers of licorice.

>> you are watching abc 7 good morning washington with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. >> struggling to find space to toward tens of thousands of tons of contaminated water.

the water is used to cool the broken reactor about 200 tons of radioactive water stored in hundreds of giant tanks. tokyo electric power has chopped down trees to make room for more tanks. they predict the water will more than triple in three years. police arrested 17-year-old after receiving a phone call from his mother. jessica disappeared walking to school on october 5. her body was found five days later. police believe he tried to kidnap a woman from a park in may. >> the parents of a 12-year-old new jersey girl allegedly killed by two brothers say their daughter was treated like a piece of trash. her body was found in a recycling bin.

the brothers were charged on tuesday with murdering her. the boy's father is struggling to make sense of the tragedy. >> they are my little sons. i would not mind going to see them -- it not right now but may be in the future. >> the boys are 15 and 17 years old. their names have not been officially released. >> a wild monkey on the run in florida for three years has been captured. wildlife officials shot the monkey with a tranquilizer dart. he will be tested for viruses and given a physical. officials will try to find a good home for him. the search intensified two weeks ago after he bit a woman. he developed quite a following and even had his own facebook page. >> he had a little taste of

freedom. >> this time next week you will probably grab a handful of hallowing candy every time you walk out the door. >> the fda is saying you might want to ease off of the black licorice. it could lead to unwanted side effects. the fda warns it contains a sweetener that could lead to a drop in potassium levels. the good news is, the potassium levels get back to normal when you stop beating the black liquorice. how many people eat black licorice? >> how concerned are you about your health when you grab a handful of halloween candy? >> you have to have a little fun now and then. >> 6:18, let's check in with jacqui jeras. >> all eyes on sandy this

morning. what is going to happen with a hurricane? will it be impacting us? some of the computer models, it really is too soon to tell exactly where it is going. we will show you the satellite picture of sandy. a category 2 hurricane with the winds of 105 miles per hour. it intensified rapidly yesterday. you can see the defined eye on the satellite feature moving over cuba and back out into the open water heading toward the bahamas. once it gets to the north of there, we will have a better idea of where it is going. it is down the line. late sunday into monday and tuesday is when we will see the closest call. i do think we will see some wind and rain and flooding will be a concern as you can see the bulls eye on the map. let's talk about what is happening locally. we have been setting adam

caskey out around the week. >> we are at old town right outside the torpedo factory, a very familiar area for people around here. i did notice the low-level cloud that has moved overhead. it is causing the clout to move in. let's talk about temperatures. boy, is it to warm. you do not even need a jacket or long sleeves this morning. 64 degrees. another one start for the day. 50's off to the west. and enter the 60's where we do have the clouds. notice 62 right now at reagan national down the street from me. 52 in frederick. 50 in cumberland. a mild day today. mostly cloud cover this morning.

high's in the mid 70's. maybe a little bit of drizzle tomorrow and friday. >> howard county, i am getting reports of an extremely serious crash they are sending multiple fire and rescue units on route 1 at route hundred between 95 and the baltimore washington parkway. you need to use 95 or the parkway. a very serious crash. in virginia and accident in anadale. this crash involving this overturned car closes the road south of little river turnpike. try ravensworth as your workaround. >> now is the time to stock up

on meat. rob has details on the money report. >> warren buffett's latest take on the economy. he says there is no question the global economy is slowing, but he says the united states is in better shape than europe and managing to inch ahead. there is fallout from the collapse of the housing market. bank of america is being sued for $1 billion. there was a breeze and mortgage fraud by countrywide financial which was bought by bank of america. 63 stores from california to new york was hit. meet lovers, make some room in your freezer. prices are down as a lot of animals were sold off early. expect prices to go higher sen.

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>> the san francisco giants take the lead in game 1 of the world series. they rocked berliner. last night the night belonged to this man they call the kung fu panda. he led the assault in the 8-3 win.

four rbis and three home runs. we will see what happens tonight to in game 2 between the giants and the tigers. s most fans got another painful reminder of how close the team must to advancing in the playoffs. >> the bright flags through over the wilson building on wednesday. it was the pay off between a bet made between the two cities. nationalist fans may be happy to learn the flag will not be there today. >> if you miss day yesterday forget about it. did not happen. >> a new jersey man -- a new jersey boy prompted the nfl to make a change for this weekend. he read a letter asking the commissioner to let referees' carry pink slacks instead of

yellow ones. >> i came up with the idea sense in their -- they wear pink cleats and pink gloves. >> on sunday, he gets to present the pink flags to referees before the game. >> it still works. >> making progress. still another half hour,. >>

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> we just tell them to be careful. >> we are tracking hurricanes sandy as she moves past cuba. how people are preparing for a possible impact. >> a look at new crash tests involving booster seats. it is thursday, october 25. >> rise and shine. we will check in with jacqui jeras. >> a tranquil start this morning, but a couple of issues we are dealing with. we have a little patchy fog of this morning. it is even a little misty in some areas. wins coming in from the east.

we will see a little over cast, especially in the morning. we are starting a cooler temperature trend and we will progressively go downhill with the temperatures into the weekend. what will happen with sandy? could it mean a major storm for d.c.? adam caskey will have a report in just a second. 62 at reagan national, 50 in winchester and 50 in culpeper. a high of around 75 degrees. let's check gun trafficker now with jamie. >> i really do not like to pass along this news. i will give you the work along as well. maryland rte. 1, i will have that circled. between i-95 and 295.

that will be shut down, a very serious crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car. head over to i-95 or use 295. avoid rte. 1 and near route 100. southbound direction after you come off the 14th street bridge, clean-up continues here. >> thank you very much. we will get back to traffic in a few minutes. we want to talk about hurricane sandy. >> we know that the winds will rid of the water. the question is, where is she going? adam caskey is live with more. >> hurricane sandy -- a big headlines of the news now. all eyes are on it. there is a big buzz about sandy. the computer models are doing

but that model is saying. let's take a look at the forecast track. notice first of all that it has taken a little bit of a western jog compared to what we had yesterday. some of the trends have gone westward. notice the yellow left line of uncertainty. the left side of the cone of uncertainty. that basically brushes up against the mid-atlantic coast line. right now we are on that edge of the cone of uncertainty. it will have some kind of an impact on our weather. sunday, just in time for the marine corps marathon, and early next week. the extent of the impact we still do not know yet. should it take a left track, it will have a greater impact on the weather. there still is a chance it will take the east word tract or the

right side of the cone of uncertainty, and that would mean less of an impact on the weather. i do think we will cloud up for the weekend. we will probably have areas of rain developing on sunday. anywhere where the winds are picking up will have an impact. we will keep on top of this storm system throughout the day every day until it gets closer to our coastline. that is the latest, back to you in the studio. >> people in this area still getting ready just in case heavy rains hit the area. >> there is a lot of questions about what exactly will happen. there are a lot of concerns for residents used to dealing with flooding. right where adam is an old town alexandria flooding happens frequently. flooding is also an issue here.

they had to deal with it a lot over the past year with storms moving through the area. they have concerns that could be a problem again with wind and rain pusan again. people are already taking precautions. they are cleaning out those storm daughters, cleaning out all of the different brands try to make sure they can do all they can ahead of this to try to prevent the problems as much as possible. emergency management teams are preparing for the possibility of whatever may come our way. a good question is if and what we will get. that is always a big issue with power companies with storms in our area. they are already talking to extra contractors and talking to their crews to make sure if we have a lot of heavy rain and wind right here at enter the d.c. region.

>> it is 6:35 right now. closing arguments expected in the trial of a former fbi agent charged in a deadly car crash. adrian johnson was said to be intoxicated and speeding when he crashed into another vehicle. an 18-year-old died, and his best friend was seriously injured. >> a crash back in january on route 50 in the ann arundel county brittany waqkler was driving when she died. >> looking at news around prince george's county, teachers will see their first pay raise in years of the school board approved a three-year contract

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>> 6:41 right now. >> it is beautiful up there today. the big question mark is what will happen with hurricane sandy. how it will affect the weather. the forecast models have been shifting of to the west. we will go to doug hill for the latest on sandy. >> good morning, let's jump right in and talk about temperatures. very mild and lots of clouds coming in off the atlantic. maybe a little sunshine this afternoon. temperature was we are in good shape. 64 in annapolis. 62 in washington. high pressure is off the mainland coast. that will be building for the. the next few days. a cold front will be approaching from the west. there is sandy from the south.

it is a category 2 storm. it will transition into a non tropical storm through sunday and is likely to have some affect on our weather potentially a significant effect. here is the latest affirmation for what we expect today. cloudy skies, and some sunshine breaking through with temperatures in the 70's. >> a very serious crash. unfortunately, a fatality is involved. this is in elkridge, maryland. south of route 100. it is between 95 and 295. that is what you need to use. avoid rte. 1 at route 100 for this very unfortunate accident. there is an accident on the new hampshire ave.

you can see delays already forming as you get near the beltway. it looks like one lane will get you by. >> it is 6:43 and 60 degrees. we will take a look a child a booster seats. which models get a failing grade.

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-- booster seats outnumber seats in any of the other three categories. they recommended those two seats to be avoided. these are meant as a guide on which provide the best seat belt fit for kids ages 4-8 and a range of separate vehicles. cynne simpson joins us with more details. >> a couple of things you have to be careful about. you want to make sure you have a good safety seat, and you want to make sure you have your kids strapped in correctly. you have a model here to show us. a lot of parents are making mistakes getting their kids buckled and properly. >> we are trying to take the guesswork out of it for parents. when you are seeing is one of our two and not recommended boosters.

it is riding up on the tummy of the child. you want the lap belt to lay across the upper thighs. if you look at the shoulder belt, it is sliding off of the shoulder. it should be fitting snugly. we have a lot more good boosters. parents have a lot of choices. they can avoid a booster that will not fit consistently -- consistently with vehicles. >> there are some expensive models and some less expensive. are there good options and all of the price ranges? >> a price is not an indicator on how well it will position the belts. you can get a booster seats as little as $20 to much more expensive. it is not the price, it is the

belt fit. you can look at our site and at the ratings and get a best bet. >> a lot of booster seats are child seats that transform as the child grows. >> this seat is what is known as a 3 in 1. it is not doing well as a booster. parents need to basically -- and the advice now is to keep kids in each stage of a seat as well as they can. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. we are off to a good start. let's check in with jacqui jeras. >> you are probably not seeing too many stars up there today. you can see the temperatures across the region. we were going to go over to doug hill for more on the forecast.

>> kind of cloudy with a little bit of fog. as the key to the express forecast for thursday. with the air coming in of the atlantic ocean, it will take awhile to get a little bit of sunshine. let's jump and talk about hurricane sandy. 105 my per hour winds right now. it continues to move northeast. it will have an impact on our whether. it could stay far enough off shore to have a minor affect or if it gets closer enough to have a major effect. that will be resolved as the weekend gets closer. in the meantime, here is how we see the seven-day right now. temperatures much cooler than yesterday when we tied a record for 84. right now late sunday monday, when the rain, that is what we see as a definite possibility. >> 6:49 now and 60 degrees.

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videotape discussing of voter fraud. he said, he did not take the man seriously but has agreed to resign. the opponent patrick murray once a full domestication. >> this morning wikileaks released several documents. they say over the next month they will release 100 of these documents. they are said to be from the past decade. meanwhile, the founder is seeking asylum at the ecuadorean embassy in london. >> prince george's county teachers see their first pay raise in years after the school board unanimously had a three- year contract with the teachers' union. >> they will get a one time 2% pay increase. >> you can enter an online lottery for free tickets for the national tree lighting

ceremony. all you have to do is visit the web site wjla.com and look for the thursday express' tab. >> we want to find out what is going on with today's forecast. >> some fog and low clouds to start the day. otherwise sunny. another warm start to the day. mid 70's this afternoon. for the latest on a sandy, let's go with jacqui jeras. >> sandy is a category 2 storm now and heading to the north there will take a trip through the bahamas. where does it go after that that is the big question mark. for some reason, you are looking at a picture of the fall. is that not nice? there is your express' forecast.

still a question mark. not everything sinking up together. if anything changes, prepare for the worst and hope for the best. either way it is a large storm that will be impacting our weather with wind and rain. let's check on traffic now. >> va 395 heading off of the 14th street bridge and onto southbound 395, accident cleared. i want to put you hear on the maryland the cameras. from adelphi road, slow activity. howard county, route 1 will be shut down for awhile and nearly 100. >> that will do it for good morning washington. oprah is next on good morning america. >> you can [ male announcer ] if barack obama is re-elected what will the next four years be le? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class

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